National Consultant - Translator

Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations Terms of Reference for Consultant Category B * Vacancy number: FVAC17.006 Name: National consultant - Translator Job Title**: Personal Service Agreement for Translation Services Division/Department: ESP   Programme/Project Number:   Duty Station: Home based   Expected Start Date of Assignment: April 1, 2017 Not to exceed: May 20, 2017 Reports to: Name: Maurice Saade             Bernd Seiffert Title: FAOLB Rep ESP : 1 year for a category C 5 years for a category B 12 years for a category A     General Description of task(s) and objectives to be achieved The Consultant will work on the translation of the e-learning lesson Pesticide management and child labour prevention and the unit 1 (lessons 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3) of the e-learning course End child labour in agriculture, which together form e-learning mini course on Pesticide management and child labour prevention.   More specifically the translator will be responsible for: 1.             Translating of the lessons storyboard (MS-PowerPoint) for the total of approx. 50,000 words, as well as pdf files which are a part of the e-learning course into Arabic. This includes the additional notes, annexes, job aids, case studies, examples, rollover text, pop up boxes and feedback for tests associated with each lesson) 2.             Ensuring compliance with the FAO/ILO standard and in consistency with ILO/FAO terminology related to child labour in agriculture, as well as with the FAO agriculture-related terminology; also ensuring consistency in the style and format within the slides (spacing, indentation, capitalization, paragraphs, headings etc.), and ensuring clarity and continuity of the argument(s), as well as clarity of structure and core themes; internal consistency, both analytical and stylistic. The course in English can be accessed online and downloaded at the FAO e-learning centre webpage. The approximate course word count is specified in the table below: Document Words Glossary_ChildLabour_Pesticides_ 10-02-17.docx 1436 Glossary_End Child Labour in Agriculture 22-01-16.docx 8466 Lesson_Descriptions.docx 249 Lesson_(1.1)_1265.ppt 2727 Lesson_(1.2)_1266.ppt 5479 vicious_and_virtous_cycle_of_child_labour.pdf.doc 672 Lesson_(1.3)_1267.ppt 8659 ml126701.ppt 1747 example_of_risk_assessment_in_poultry_production.pdf.doc 396 Lesson_(8.2)_1281.pptx 10775 ml128101.pptx 1353 CLPesticides_Facilitator's_Guide_Pesticides English_2014_TOBECHECKEDWITHJACQUELINE.docx 2054 pdf_resource_for_pesticides_lesson.pdf.doc 1655 special_protection_measures_for_young_workers.pdf.doc 213 training_activity_on_workplace_risk_assessment_and_childrens_exposure_to_pesticides.pdf.doc 1655 Subtotal 47,536 Additional and course info Approx. 2,000 Total Approx. 49, 536   Technical Competencies and Experience Requirements •              Proven experience in translation from English into Arabic; •              Professional experience with FAO, ILO or other UN organizations or international organizations; Familiarity with ILO/FAO Arabic terminology related to child labour in agriculture, as well as with the FAO agriculture-related terminology. key performance indicators Expected Outputs: Required Completion Date: •              Storyboard for the entire e-learning mini course translated into Arabic according to FAO/ILO standard and in consistency with ILO/FAO terminology related to employment and decent work in rural areas, as well as with the FAO agriculture-related terminology.   End of the contract